Steve Reevis
Born	(1962-08-14)August 14, 1962 Browning, Montana, U.S.
Died	December 7, 2017(2017-12-07) (aged 55) Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Education	Haskell Indian Junior College (AA)
Years active	1988–2017
Spouse	Macile Reevis ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	3

Steven Reevis (August 14, 1962 – December 7, 2017) was a Native American (Blackfeet) actor who had roles in the filmsFargo,Last of the Dogmen, andDances with Wolves.

Steve Reevis was born on August 14, 1962, in Browning, Montana, to father Lloyd "Curley" and mother Lila Reevis. The fourth oldest of six children, he had two brothers and three sisters. Reevis grew up on theBlackfeet Indian Reservation in northwesternMontana.

Reevis attended and graduated from Flandreau Indian School inFlandreau,South Dakota. Following high school graduation, he attendedHaskell Indian Junior College^[1] inLawrence, Kansas, where he received an associate of arts degree.

Reevis' first movie appearance was with his brother, Tim Reevis, as a stunt rider in the 1987 filmWar Party. Reevis' first acting role was in 1988 in theUniversal Studios filmTwins, starringArnold Schwarzenegger andDanny DeVito. Following Twins, he was cast in a nonspeaking role as a Sioux Warrior in the 1990Kevin Costner film,Dances with Wolves.^{[citation needed]} Reevis was next cast as Chato, anApache scout, inGeronimo: An American Legend with fellow-Native actorWes Studi.^[2][3][4] In 1995, Reevis played Yellow Wolf inLast of the Dogmen alongsideTom Berenger andBarbara Hershey.^[5][6]

He was cast in the critically acclaimed 1996 film,Fargo as well as the made-for-television movie,Crazy Horse. Reevis was honored with awards for his roles in both movies by First Americans in the Arts (FAITA) in 1996. In 2004, Reevis was once again honored by FAITA for his work on the ABC seriesLine of Fire.^{[citation needed]}

Reevis appeared inColumbia’s 2003 filmThe Missing, in the 2005 remake ofThe Longest Yard,^[7] and inTNT's 2005 miniseriesInto the West. Reevis also appeared onFox's drama seriesBones.

In 1991, Reevis married his wife, Macile, a member of theChoctaw tribe, an artist, and a clothing designer. Together, they lived inMorongo Valley, California, and the Missoula, Montana, area and had four children together. Reevis died on December 7, 2017, of undisclosed causes inMissoula, at the age of 55. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, their children, and three grandchildren.^[8]

• Steve Reevis atIMDb

• 1962 births
• 2017 deaths
• People from Browning, Montana
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Native American male actors
• Male actors from Montana
• People from Morongo Valley, California
• Blackfeet Tribe people

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Articles with hCards
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from December 2017